Pedal?

[June-Bug-Dan]

Hi,

At the moment i use sibelius 4 and GPO and have reads loads of post that talk about using a midi pedal for sustain and key switches.
What sort of pedal do i need (can i use an old keyboard pedal?) and how does it connect to my computer?
Also how do i set it for KS.

Dan

[chesterdesmond]

Typically a sustain pedal will be used with a keyboard or midi controller which have a 1/4" jack on them for this purpose. The keyboard then passes the midi information to the PC via a midi cable or USB and then into the software.
I haven't heard much about using a pedal for KS, but it would certainly be possible with a midi pedal board (an example linked below). You could use this for the sustain function too.
http://www.behringer.com/FCB1010/index.cfm?lang=eng
As for hooking it up, you would need a joystick port midi adaptor if you didn't have any other midi interface on your system.

[chesterdesmond]

Typically a sustain pedal will be used with a keyboard or midi controller which have a 1/4" jack on them for this purpose. The keyboard then passes the midi information to the PC via a midi cable or USB and then into the software.
You can use an old keyboard pedal but you need the jack which, as mentioned ,is typically on a keyboard although I have seen midi control surfaces with a sustain jack on them.
I haven't heard much about using a pedal for KS, but it would certainly be possible with a midi pedal board (an example linked below). You could use this for the sustain function too.
http://www.behringer.com/FCB1010/index.cfm?lang=eng
As for hooking it up, you would need a joystick port or USB midi adaptor if you didn't have any other midi interface on your system.

[chesterdesmond]

Typically a sustain pedal will be used with a keyboard or midi controller which have a 1/4" jack on them for this purpose. The keyboard then passes the midi information to the PC via a midi cable or USB and then into the software.
You can use an old keyboard pedal but you need the jack which, as mentioned ,is typically on a keyboard although I have seen midi control surfaces with a sustain jack on them.
I haven't heard much about using a pedal for KS, but it would certainly be possible with a midi pedal board (an example linked below). You could use this for the sustain function too.
http://www.behringer.com/FCB1010/index.cfm?lang=eng
As for hooking it up, you would need a joystick port or USB midi adaptor if you didn't have any other midi interface on your system.

[June-Bug-Dan]

Typically a sustain pedal will be used with a keyboard or midi controller which have a 1/4" jack on them for this purpose. The keyboard then passes the midi information to the PC via a midi cable or USB and then into the software.
You can use an old keyboard pedal but you need the jack which, as mentioned ,is typically on a keyboard although I have seen midi control surfaces with a sustain jack on them.
I haven't heard much about using a pedal for KS, but it would certainly be possible with a midi pedal board (an example linked below). You could use this for the sustain function too.
http://www.behringer.com/FCB1010/index.cfm?lang=eng
As for hooking it up, you would need a joystick port or USB midi adaptor if you didn't have any other midi interface on your system.

Hi chesterdesmond,

Thanks for the help i understand it a better know

Dan

[chesterdesmond]

Of course you do.. I said it 3 times!
Glad to help.